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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1956)
4 THURSDAY. MAR 29, 1856 THE EAGLE. VERNONIA, ORE Dur Great America ☆ AROUND THE FARM Panty. parity price is a term that we hear often but it is one that is not too well understood, especially by non-farm people. The word panty is so frequently heard in connection with support prices that some folks might con fuse these two In effect parity prices are the dollar and cents pnces that will give farm commodities the same buying or purchasing power that these commodities had m a select ed base period when the prices receis ed by farmers and the prices paid by farrx-rs •■ere cons-dened to be m poaa haiance 7>...' pur ctiajur.c power is metis-red -n »cons of <1 prices of poods pur chaxer. bi farmers. I ir.tt-ress or. ram moerceanf-s- sec-reo by tarn. rea. essate. >'S) Tares oe tam rea nnw and 4 Cash v*arr rases paic h-ned labor Par ty pnces are tax set up to measure cost ci production plus a fair profit Also they are not prices that will provide farm.rs with income equal to non-farm people. However, when prices of farm commodities are at pari ty, farm incomes are in a muci better balance with those of non farm people than when prices are below panty. There might be some question by some people about the fairness of seeking a balance between pnces received and prices paid. However, a similar situation ex- lrts in industry where compari sons are made between wages paid workers and living costs. Labor contracts often contain cost of living clauses to which wage rates are geared—a relationship that is similar to parity. The basic period used in com puting parity prices generally is the period of 1910-14 This peri od was selected because it was one in which farm and non-farm pnces apparently were in reason able balance with one another. For many commodities a more recent period, or modernized par ity. is used for determining the relationship of prices. Naturally parity pnces change from time to time and in the same direction and by the same relative amount as pnces paid by farmers change. Thus if prices farm *rs pay doubles, parity pri ces double; or if farm prices go down tn half, panty drops to half When the price of a cer tain commodity—say beef—is at panty, the return from 1000 pounds of beef will buy as much ADMIRAL ■ Radio TV Appliances } • • Low Down Payment | • 12 Months to Pay Deep Freexers. Refrigerator». ! and appliances of all kinds, • GUARANTEED SERVICE } • AJH to S P.M. _ All Makes J OAKES RADIO SHOP} Pbooe HA 9 3653 — Riverview | food, clothing, building materials, i , machinery, or fertilizer, etc, as I it did during the five-year period ‘ I I : ■ I i I , I , 1910-14 If the price is below panty the farmer can buy less with the return from 1000 pounds of beef; when it is above he can buy more. ' The effective panty price is computed for 165 commodities on the fifteenth of each month by the Bureau of Agricultural Econ omies and publish d in the bureau's nud-month price re- ports Some at the parity prices reported for February 15 are as foiiows M..i per hundredweight, 5-4 or oau per bushel. $*4j beef catlJe per h.uridrvdae.ght. $21 10. eggs per dozer, 45 4c. and lambs per hundredweight, $2323. Most of the present prices are bejew parity. One interesting ob- serration on this panty matter is mat the only time that pnces for farm commodities have been up to or above parity is during periods when the United States was at war. Portland Church Group Visits Vernonia Church | : j I . J | , Agricultural Council to Hold County Conference at Rainier April 4 Columbia county's agricultural RIVERVIEW — Several young planning council has set the date people from the Friendly Bible of the Ten Year Agricultural Con church in Portland visited at th«-, ference for April 4, announces home of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Elmer Loyd, chairman. The Snook Sunday afternoon and then council will meet at 8:00 p.m. at attended the youth meeting and the Raimer elementary school ts church services at the Vernonia hear the recommendations of the Bible church. The visitors were: committees. Beverly Avery, Al Reichenberger, For the past three months the Billy Miano, Craig Wechesser, nine committees of the council Gaily Langdon. Maiy Neal, Jew have been working on the specific ell Fest. Opal Bond, Joyce Beigh- problems in their field. Most of ley, Judy Johnson, Deanna Ruff them have given considerable and Daniel Ready. study to the current situation Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harrison that exists in the county as well moved from First street to the as taking stock of the potential Scha'ock house at Treharne. for the area, and in addition they Mr and Mrs. Joe Lindsley of have attempted to look ten years Springfield visitd at the home in the future in making recom of Mr and Mrs. W. J. Lindsley mendations that would benefit Saturday. Columbia county and its people. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bond of We A similar conference was ear ott, California have be-n visiting ned out by the council in Febru in the neighborhood. They spent ary 1946, according to county ex- Saturday night with Mr and I tension agent, Don Coin Walrod. Mrs. John Krinick and visiting at However, the recommendations the Ed Buckner home both Sat- made at that time have eithe; urdav and Sunday. been accomplished in many cases, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Huntley or they are in need of revision. took their daughter, Mrs. George The nine committees working Schless r to the home of her hus- in preparation for the agricultur band's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Schlesser at Beaverton on al conference are Livestock with Saturday, where she will visit Bill Minkoff, Clatskanie, as chair, man; crops and soils under chair for a while. man Floyd Lee ver. Goble; weeds, Earl Watson; forestry led by Ev SCOUT LEADERS TRAIN erett Skeans, Raimer; dairy un Jewell Lloyd. John Vike and der Jack Leu, Goble; 4-H and Truman Knight attended a Scout youth committee led by Mrs. leaders basic training course in Frances Harper. Yankton; horti Portland Saturday and Sunday, culture under Bob Wence, Goble; March 24 and 25. at the new poultry. Bob Bullis. Rainier; and council training center. Lloyd farm and family living under the and Knight completed the train chairmanship of Mrs. Hans Hov ing and were presented with cer land. Raimer. tificates Vike completed the last The committee on farm and half of the work family living gives consideration to a wide variety of subject rang Prudence is an excellent vir ing from taxation to recreation. tue—but don't confuse it with Problems having to do with the timidity. home and the family and its gen eral welfare are the main inter ests of this committee, which has been one of the more important ones in the past The agricultural planning coun cil is an organization that works with and assists the extension ser lîi HERE! the vice in planning and carrying out the type of program that the people of the county indicate can best meet their needs. Approxi mately 150 people are included in the membership of the commit tees. Everyone is invited to the agri cultural conference program, but Loyd particularly urges that bus inessmen and the heads of or ganizations attend. YESTERDAYS FIVE YEARS AGO From The Eagle, March 29. 1951 James Johns was named Cub master to succeed Darrold Proehl who will serve as assistant. The women’s bowling team sponsored by Betty's Cafe and composed of Mary Wiese, Agn.es Blount, Esme Closner, Bess Wells and Hazel Shipman placed se venth in the Oregon State Wo men's Bowling tournament. Mrs W. F. McDonald and 12 Rainbow Girls attended the grand assembly at Seaside from Thursday until Sunday. TEN YEARS AGO From The Eagle. March 28, 194S R. M. Aldrich, S P &S. railway agent here, retired this week af ter 47 years railroading, 22 of which were sp^nt in Vernonia. Mrs. Harry Culbertson, local chairman of the Red Cross drive reported^that $1051.68 had been turned in to date. New members initiated by Ver nonia Temple No. 61 this week at the time of the official visit of Grand Chief Mildred Harwood were Edna Gwin. Faye Davis, Laura Junken and June Willis. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO From The Eagle, March 28, 1941 Hiram Van Blancom was hon ored with a party on his 86th birthday. Red, white and blue streamers and flags were used for decora tions for the Little Dance club's last dance of the season held Sat urday night at the I O O F. hall. Music was furnished by Hal Cook’s orchestra. THE VERNONIA EAGLE wage earners rights in Oregon Official Newspaper of Vernonia, Oregon Marvin Kamholz Editor and Publisher * Entered as second class mail matter, Augast 4, 1922 at the post office m Vernonia. Oregon under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price $3 00 yearly in the Nehalem Valley. Else where $3.50. Subject: Child Labor Restrictions All minors under 18 have the safeguards of Oregon’s child la- bor laws. Some basic protections of these laws are those which pre vent excessive work-time, ha zardous work, and work in en vironments generally considered undesirable for youth. These are explained below. _ Q How many hours may my 16-year-old son work? A There are three maximums in work time for all minors m industrial employment. They are an 8-hour day. a 44-hour week and a 6-day week. The only ex ception is on seasonal work in processing perishable farm pro ducts when a 10-hour day is per mitted for minors over 16. Be fore employment, a minor must obtain a release from school if any work involves school hours. Q What kinds of work are re garded as too hazardous for mi nors? A. The following are some oc cupations in which employment of a minor is prohibited under circumstances. Check carefully before encouraging a minor to take 'work in any of these classi fications— 1. Logging operations 2. Sawmill operations 3. Operation of motor vehicles 4. On power-driven woodworking machines 5. On power-driven metal-cutting machines 6. Slaughtering and meat-packing 7. Mining 8. Elevator operator 9. Manufacturing of explosives 10. On power-driven bakery ma chines 11. Work that exposes to radio active substances 12. Paper products machine op eration. Q. Are girls prohibited from do ing any kinds of work? A. Additional prohibitions on the employment of girls under 18 ban the jobs of car hop. house-to- house canvassing, and maid in hotel or motel. No minors, girls or boys, may be employed where draught beer is sold. If you have a question, write Commissioner Norman O. Nilsen. State Bureau of Labor, Salem, Oregon. I j i | | I j Nine New Books Now In Library New books which are now available at the Vernonia Pub lic library include: The Scarlet Cord by Frank Slaughter; Case of the Terrified Typist, Earle Stanley Gardner; The Gentlemen, Edison Marshall: Search for Bndey Murphy, Morey Bernstein; Valley of the Vines, Joy Packer; Murder in Haiti, John W. Vandercook; Behind the Mountains, Christopher La Farge and a young peoples book. Youth, Youth, Youth, an exciting collec tion of stories helping the girl or boy to realize that there aren't any new problems under the sun. They have all been faced and solved before, collected by Albert B. Tibbets. j ■ FOR THE I BEST IN DAIRY PRODUCTS Know you're getting the best in Dairy Products by buying them from us. Why not phone us today for free delivery to your home. NEHALEM DAIRY PRODUCTS (0. Grade A Pasteurized Milk & Cream The man who works only be cause he has to will nevei ad vance. PHONE 471 H omelite NEW! CHAIN SAW with FLOATING POWER • • AUCTION SALE full 5 horsepower new low cost Dairy Cattle, Farm Equipment and 32 Acre Farm Having decided io quit dairying in order io devoie my en tire time io my Milk Distributing plant, I will sell my farm and my entire herd of fine dairy cattle and equip ment 4 miles North of Vernonia, Oregon on Mist Route. Saturday, April 7,1956 — Sale Starts At 10:30 A.M. — Benefit lunch at noon. 48 HEAD REG. & GRADE A DAIRY CATTLE 48 EXCLUSIVES ! 7? milking cow* of which 10 ar« Reg. Holstein. < grade Ayreshire*. 3 Guernseys and 4 mixed cose*. $ Grade Holstein IWifers 2 yrs. old. 1 Reg. Hoistem Heffers. 1 Ayreshire. 1 Hereford and 1 Jersey. /U1 served to freshen in late summer. 3 Registered yearling Holst, .infers 3 registered Holst, calves 1 Reg. Holstein Bull 3 yt* old ar.d 1 Reg. Holst. Bull 1 yr. old. This is a tine herd of Dairy catiir. Most of the Holst. I cows have been shown at County and State Fa_r. One Hols'em cow with Carnation breeding was Grand Champ, at Columbia Co Fair m 1953. All double tested. Full information will be given at sale. EQUIPMENT 3 unit surge milkir.g machine complete with motor, compressor and pipe line. 1955 A.C. Medel C A Tractor with live power takeoff. A. C. Power takeoff mower 4 ft. New Idea side delivery rake. Model 45 McCormick automatic pickup baler, horse drawn disc, one section spring tooth, stock trailer, manure spreader. THE VERNONIA EAGLE PHONE 191 VERNONIA Terms: See clerk or your local banker before sale date. . C. W. Christiansen. Auctioneer. Henry H. Anderegg, j Forest Grove Auction Mart. Owner A. H. Abts, of H:Ilsboro Branch. U. S. National Bank. Clerk. A* atao offering my 32 acre riverbottem farm l'l story ? room house wtl full basement modern. Barn 5>x 32 Grade A. Large hay barn •nd feufir.g shed. Pumice block milk bouse 45x14. Deep well sriih electric water system. Come and see it. The sale of the Real Estate 1 will be conducted by Davis and Co- Hillsboro Oregon. Here’s new help for every farmer ... the floating power of the new Homelite EZ direct drive chain saw that gives you more cutting for your dollar. Its direct drive and full 5 horsepower give you performance with even less effort on your Because it weighs only 19 pounds, it goes where with ease ,.. cuts any wood from any tion, up. down, right left. peak part. any posi See it... feel its Boating power in your own hands. Come in for a free demonstration tomorrow! TED'S SAW SHOP RIVERVIEW AT FIRST — VERNONIA OREGON
